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Her name is Kerala and she's 8: Meet the American kid visiting the state she was named after

It was in the year 2004 that Charles Kramer, a TV producer and his wife Brenna Moore, an interior designer; first visited Kerala.

"My name is Kerala. I am really thankful to be in this school and make new friends,” as the 8-year-old says this, the assembly of students breaks into applause.

Kerala had travelled all the way from Los Angeles with her parents and her younger brother to get a taste of the culture of a state that she was named after.

It was in the year 2004 that Charles Kramer, a TV producer and his wife Brenna Moore, an interior designer; first visited Kerala. It was love at first sight. “We had travelled to many places in India like Delhi, Udaipur and other places. But we fell in love with Kerala. A progressive state with high literacy rate and forward thinking people, Kerala was just different,” says Brenna.

By the time they left the state, it left a deep impression on them. “The hills of Wayanad, the beaches and backwaters, the energy we received from Kerala was positive,’ says Charles.

And so, the couple did not think twice before naming their first born, Kerala, in 2009.